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Butler will miss three to six weeks because of a sprained ligament in his left elbow and join the injured Derrick Rose on the sideline.

Analysis: Butler, Chicago's scoring leader, was injured during Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. He missed most of the second half after he ran into a pick by DeAndre Jordan, the latest blow to a team that has shuffled players in and out of the rotation because of various ailments.

Chandler and Chandler Parsons will miss Monday night's game against New Orleans because of injuries, leaving the Mavericks without two of their frontcourt starters for the second straight game. Chandler has a bruised left hip that kept him out of Saturday's loss to Brooklyn.

Analysis: Coach Rick Carlisle said Monday he was optimistic both could return when Dallas plays three games in four nights on the West Coast starting with Portland on Thursday night. The 7-1 Chandler leads the Mavericks with 25 double-doubles and is an important defensive presence around the basket.

The NBA has suspended Harden one game without pay for kicking LeBron James in the groin.

Analysis: The All-Stars and Olympic teammates became tangled in the third quarter of Houston's 105-103 victory over Cleveland on Sunday and Harden fell back to the court, then kicked his foot up into James.

Analysis: Young hasn't played since last Sunday's overtime win over Boston in which his raucous and immature post-game celebration was shown on Jimmy Kimmel's program and frowned upon by the legendary Kobe Bryant.